Unbelievable, simply amazing. What kind of quack are you?! Poor man, he likely would not have become symptomatic if you hadn't diagnosed him. You should hang your head and scrap your future plans. LOL what a dummy!

I diagnosed my severe headaches, which started in 1965 when I was 8, all by myself 15 years later as being migraines. No doctor ever bothered to diagnose them, even when the pain sent me to the ER. Now I'm trying hard to think of a way to fire myself. --Vikya

i too need to fire myself since I self dx’ed my neurogenetic disorder before a real neurologist confirmed it. Though, maybe I can still blame him? I did stop seeing him... (though, it was due to graduating and moving after college)

That'll teach you to ask why. You rose to bait he was obviously desperate for you to take. In future, just smile and say "Of course, that's your right. Let Mary know the name and address of your new neurologist, and we'll send your case notes right over."

I'm calling my lawyer. I'm going to sue my doctors for all the diseases and illness that they've given me. I'm going to sue the pharmacists for all the side effects I've ever experienced from the drugs they dispensed.

Does this rule extend to all services? The auto repair guy just diagnosed a radiator problem...oh..and the electrician diagnosed some faulty wiring issues..I bet for that one I could also sue for compensation on my higher electric bill. All these years I kept thinking there must be an easier and cheaper way to take care of all these things..

I see so many stages of grief, and the progression is so fast, too! Denial, Anger, and a hint of depression. If he tried to offer you his wife to take back the parkinson's, we'd be one step closer to acceptance.

I also love it when a patient blames a doctor when they have an allergic reaction to a medicine that they prescribed. I can't tell you how many times I have heard "so-and-so's doctor tried to kill them!, so he changed doctors". Yes sir, I prescribed this medication because I somehow KNEW you had a sulfa allergy, despite the fact that you have never really taken any medications before and listed NO KNOWN ALLERGIES on your chart. I am psychic and this was a plot to kill you....I guess patients think that when we look in their ears we are reading the magic label attached to their eardrum that lists their allergies and medical conditions

Welcome to my whining!

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